Yeah! With a small percussion ensemble, using different sized claves :D We ended up memorizing it so we could play it without sheet music as well. It's just evolving/layering/devolving patterns, so it ends up looking & sounding harder than it is xD
I played this as well, we had sheets so it matched up with the animation in length (teacher thought it would be cool to have this in background) I was playing the red line, not technically challengimg, but the pressure is astonishing
Honestly, this is piece is the peak of minimalism in my opinion. When you start to add pitches and repetitive harmonies, it becomes pretty mundane very quickly. I think that's why both Glass and Reich moved away from this kind of process music later in their careers. It can be very restricting, in a similar way as twelve-tone rows, in expression.
It’s very eye-opening when you realize that cycles don’t have a definitive “end” or “beginning” and you can hear any downbeat as an upbeat (and vice versa) with enough practice. Wake up sheeple, measures are a lie
I take back everything i said, I'm going around listening to the strangest music I can find and this is easily the second best, experimental and unique, and still functions as a tune one could listen to on a regular basis
Every day I get in the queue (too much, Magic Bus) To get on the bus that takes me to you (too much, Magic Bus) I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (too much, Magic Bus) Your house is only another mile (too much, Magic Bus)…
Good job, this makes this music so more interesting! (At 3:08 and 5:16, there is one fleeting measure where there are more dots on screen than instruments.)
I seem to remember this being "double-featured" some years ago in a Proms concert together with a Scriabin symphony. I suppose it was appropriate, given that both composers were innovators....
The piece itself is a model of additive process minimalism. The visualization applied is aesthetically appealing taken on its face, but I feel as if this could also be impetus to creating (and perhaps communicating) rhythmically-driven composition, even adding dimensions for pitch, dynamics, and articulation. Feldman had experimented along these lines in his graph scores, though I submit to you the possibility of expansion upon that. Something to ponder for a Monday morning :)
It also is basically just replicating the interface of an old drum machine or step sequencer (e.g., an 808), lest you think there's not prior art, here.
Not sure this is an example of polyrhythms. All of the instruments play in the same time signature (6/4, 4/4, and finally 3/4) but certain instruments are playing the offbeat, giving it a different sound. An example of a polyrhythm would be playing a 3/4 over a 4/4, or a 7/8 over a 4/4 or something, none of which is present here. In polyrhythms, the beat only comes together ever few measures or so (12 beats on a 3/4-4/4 polyrhythm, 20 beats on a 5/4-4/4) but this has everything repeating after each bar, with new notes added in once in a while to change the pattern up, but it still sticks to the same signature.
That pale blue piece of wood i tap beats on my skull/desk when i’m agitated. the pale blue one calms me which i guess is also the beat in clapping music
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Everybody gangsta till Steve Reich diverges from his 3-2-1-2 rhythm
You know it's Steve Reich when that 3-2-1-2 rhythm starts
Ryan Zarmbinski true 😂
1st section is Steve Reich on steroids. 3 2 1 2 everywhere
In Ghanaian music it's called Atsiagbekor, or so I've heard
Actually, i figured it out from the title
Yes, as in Reich's piece "Clapping Music."
Best video ever. Heard this piece a hundred times. Never appreciated so much before.
There's something about this piece that makes me think ... And now here is The News read by ...
William Gaule XDDDDDDDDDD
Hey! This was my Song of the Day at my school!
Anybody who has reached the 6:57 needs a reward.
that version is the light one, each pattern is normally repeated from 5-9 times for the first pattern to 16 times for the last one.
I've played this! :D
Lauren REALLY?!???!!!
Yeah! With a small percussion ensemble, using different sized claves :D We ended up memorizing it so we could play it without sheet music as well. It's just evolving/layering/devolving patterns, so it ends up looking & sounding harder than it is xD
Oh, this sounds interesting! And seeing it live would be lovely!
I played this as well, we had sheets so it matched up with the animation in length (teacher thought it would be cool to have this in background)
I was playing the red line, not technically challengimg, but the pressure is astonishing
It should be a thumps up with 1k likes option! :) Awesome
♥︎ frogs in concert ♥︎
Great,really interesting !
A Great mental pattern maker.
The color scheme reminds me of that jumpscare maze game
Love it!!
Can't wait to read the comments.
Is it me, or does this have note subtraction?
Anyone else getting tetris vibes from this?
Where do you find the midi for this?
best at 0.25x speed
😍😍😍😍
i'm a piece of wood and i love this
how is born fruity loops
What is this, babytok?
this is not pop music?
That poor guy playing the red line...
+Ethan Searls I belive he is on caffeine or something.. (x
Ethan Searls lol
dude that was me last year omg...
God how do you _not_ accelerando, even a little bit?
Very carefully.
when u making ur first beat in FL studio with the drum sequencer
*I d e n t i f i e d* in any daw
steve reich already had drum pads before it was a thing
AAAA EXACTLY what I thought kkkkkk
@@seumemel I did, indeed, own the first drum pad. It was harder to play than a bass drum with a very long stick (which is my preferred practice drum)
Yes so relatable
When the yellow blocks drop. damn.
this is a banger
Awesome! The metric modulation at 1:16 slays me every time.
Adam Ragusea Wow! I can’t say I would have expected to see you here! Love your stuff! :)
now what is this guy doing here?
Lol even you like Reich? Wow I didn't expect that! Love your videos!
WOAH It does feel unreal seeing you here, Adam. Cheers. Hope you will keep making wonderful content that you love.
ADAM WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE BROTHER LOL
As someone with ADHD (I'm 58 and have had it all my life), this music is strangely soothing. I'm actually in withdrawal now that the music's stopped.
Interesting. I haven't been diagnosed with ADHD but I've noticed polyrythmic music kind of "fixes my brain." Makes me feel very focused and calm.
That's the additive process for you
Halfway into the piece, i suddenly felt the need to play Tetris!
Michael Björk These squares are like from Tetris.
Michael Björk my friend needs to be good at Tetris for her pencil case...
Minimalism really is a crazy thing... it can turn the most mundane things into something oddly soothing and compelling.
Honestly, this is piece is the peak of minimalism in my opinion. When you start to add pitches and repetitive harmonies, it becomes pretty mundane very quickly. I think that's why both Glass and Reich moved away from this kind of process music later in their careers. It can be very restricting, in a similar way as twelve-tone rows, in expression.
It’s very eye-opening when you realize that cycles don’t have a definitive “end” or “beginning” and you can hear any downbeat as an upbeat (and vice versa) with enough practice. Wake up sheeple, measures are a lie
basically clapping music gone nuts.. wow...
At first it seems very chaotic. But the longer you listen to it and the more you focus on some parts, everything gets in order.
i hear the same African bell patterns from Clapping Music!
Reuben Garrett Yes! the Yoruba bell is an amazing rhythm pattern!
Also his drumming piece.....
this is everyday life with Ableton midi clips
Absolutely the best way to illustrate what’s happening in a Reich piece!!
The more I look at this the more I realize how complicated it really is. I even tried to tap my fingers to some of the parts and couldn’t keep track.
Tetsuo! Kaneda! Tetsuo! Kaneda! Tetsuo!
Laserra laserra!!!
I take back everything i said, I'm going around listening to the strangest music I can find and this is easily the second best, experimental and unique, and still functions as a tune one could listen to on a regular basis
What's the best?
I can proudly say, but not prove, that I did correctly predict at least over 65% of the new block placements.
ᴠᴧᴨᴛᴧᴃᴌᴧcᴋ Are u sure 65%?
no
ᴠᴧᴨᴛᴧᴃᴌᴧcᴋ
Every day I get in the queue (too much, Magic Bus)
To get on the bus that takes me to you (too much, Magic Bus)
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (too much, Magic Bus)
Your house is only another mile (too much, Magic Bus)…
As a drummer and architect, this is exciting! Building blocks brought to life!
Good job, this makes this music so more interesting! (At 3:08 and 5:16, there is one fleeting measure where there are more dots on screen than instruments.)
He should have called this "Dance of the Crickets"
6/4
4/4
3/4
@Hunter Sills oh
Gary on the red beat
You know a piece is good when AMC uses it for the Walking Dead Season 8 trailer!
PureRatchet REALLY!?
@@diosatapatia yes at 0:40 /watch?v=5Ow-nxswazg
Thank you so much for posting this! Wonderful and really helpful! :-)
8 year old me on a music making site:
That yellow line likes to mess with the meter.
I feel like I'm going insane? Is that normal?
yes
Thank you. Have a nice fish.
same here
StarkWay No, it's not normal, but it's nothing a little Thorazine couldn't fix. ;
Sylvia Ross I've seen this live and trust me the sensation you get is crazy
where I can find the midi file of this composition?
+Giacomo Manfredi In your mind.
+Cihan Kenar seems I have to search better..
You can make your own. The sheet music is in the video.
This is the only version that I like the sound quality of the instruments. They are all the same tempo, and have a vibrant, not muted sound.
That might be because they're synth sounds
is there a really basic software or app for experimenting that has a preface like this
On 1.75x speed you have a diesel cold start
lit
you wood be stump-ed if i told you that that is a swear word to woodkind.
Can someone please post the midi for this up here!
Music for Pieces of Wood... hitting directly against my brain.
I feel like I'm being hypnotized.
NEWS BULLETIN JUST IN
Mme Steve Reich - Music for Pieces of Wood - Visualization nul
sounds like something that plays in Baraka
C'est quand même un peu de la merde comparé à ce qui a été fait par un tas d'artistes "techno" sériels dans les années 90.
Needs NO cowbell.
This reminds me of the back beat of The Who's "Magic Bus". Wonder if they were inspired by Reich.
This is same base rhythm as clapping music. Riech really putting the minimal in minimalism 🤣🤣🤣
Mermonte french rockestral band got so inspired by this !!!
{:::パピルス:::}
I bet Tool's Eulogy drawns from this...
I like drumming along with it
That is not where i eas expecting the final yellow block to go!
Is there software to create this sort of visualization from original midi file input?
Your visuals are an amazing compliment to an amazing piece. Really good job.
This would be nice to play on a Tenori-on, actually.
When you're a great artist but really bad at Tetris.
1:22 sounds like the drums leading into the halo theme's main melody
esses brinquedinhos sonoros visuais são mto legaizinhos
This is very fast, and difficult!
Qureo que soy el único ARGENTINO que está viendo esto ... es por la tarea sino ni me meto
I seem to remember this being "double-featured" some years ago in a Proms concert together with a Scriabin symphony. I suppose it was appropriate, given that both composers were innovators....
Scriabin said he had synaesthesia & saw notes as colours.
The piece itself is a model of additive process minimalism. The visualization applied is aesthetically appealing taken on its face, but I feel as if this could also be impetus to creating (and perhaps communicating) rhythmically-driven composition, even adding dimensions for pitch, dynamics, and articulation. Feldman had experimented along these lines in his graph scores, though I submit to you the possibility of expansion upon that. Something to ponder for a Monday morning :)
lots of words ending in *ion.
It also is basically just replicating the interface of an old drum machine or step sequencer (e.g., an 808), lest you think there's not prior art, here.
5:00 Groovy enough
If you ever needed a demonstration if polyrhythms...
Not sure this is an example of polyrhythms. All of the instruments play in the same time signature (6/4, 4/4, and finally 3/4) but certain instruments are playing the offbeat, giving it a different sound.
An example of a polyrhythm would be playing a 3/4 over a 4/4, or a 7/8 over a 4/4 or something, none of which is present here.
In polyrhythms, the beat only comes together ever few measures or so (12 beats on a 3/4-4/4 polyrhythm, 20 beats on a 5/4-4/4) but this has everything repeating after each bar, with new notes added in once in a while to change the pattern up, but it still sticks to the same signature.
+Andrew Davies Polymeters*
Exactly. These are NOT polyrythms.
Phase shift
That pale blue piece of wood
i tap beats on my skull/desk when i’m agitated.
the pale blue one calms me
which i guess is also the beat in clapping music
Ear candy.
africano pollyrhitmia i hear the melodie
Proto Caveman Techno
"What the fuck is a hi hat" I say to myself as I add the drums to my song last because I forgot to earlier
i am a piece of wood
Nvm it just got good
Lorsqu'un son est saturé est qu'un nouveau son apparaît notre oreille à tendance à ce concentré sur ce nouveau son... c'est ouf !
You know I was thinking "when does the bass drop in" but it just does not need to. Just fine as it is.
Clave 4green…
Me: doing my homework for music
Same
essentially this is a syncopated marimba song
Thank you for the upload!
Soooooooo g
Trailer season 8 The Walking Dead ?!
Garageband challenge thrown down 😂
Music for pieces of wood... soo.. like anything for a string orchestra???
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHHHAHAHAHA
gee! perfect! amaiging!!!